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Monthly Archives: August 2016

Martinez to host Family Wellness and Back to School Fair

Martinez to host Family Wellness and Back to School Fair

To ensure students are prepared to start the school year and that both children and adults have access to health and wellness services, Majority Caucus Whip Iris Y. Martinez (D-Chicago)… Read more »

The Sad Tragedy of Mark Swidan

The Sad Tragedy of Mark Swidan

by Daniel Nardini I really, truly, sincerely and wholeheartedly feel for Mark Swidan. Mark Swidan, age 41, went to Southeast and East Asia to travel and paint and draw pictures… Read more »

Sailing: Athletes Fed Up with Rio Water-Quality Complaints

Sailing: Athletes Fed Up with Rio Water-Quality Complaints

RIO DE JANEIRO – Despite reports of dangerous levels of pollution in Rio’s Guanabara Bay and concerns that floating garbage could damage or slow competitors’ boats, sailors at the 2016… Read more »

Researchers Identify Amount of Exercise Needed to Lower Risk of Five Diseases

Researchers Identify Amount of Exercise Needed to Lower Risk of Five Diseases

Doctors often tout how exercise can help ward off disease, but previous research hasn’t concluded just how much physical activity is needed to reap those benefits. To find out, researchers… Read more »

Ginger Glazed Mahi Mahi

Ginger Glazed Mahi Mahi

Ingredients 3 tablespoons honey 3 tablespoons soy sauce 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root 1 clove garlic, crushed or to taste 2 teaspoons olive oil 4… Read more »

Toxic Chemicals in Drinking Water for 6m Americans

Toxic Chemicals in Drinking Water for 6m Americans

Drinking water supplies for more than six million Americans contain unsafe levels of industrial chemicals that have been linked to cancer and other serious health problems, a U.S. study suggests…. Read more »

Humboldt Park to Host Twelfth Night

Humboldt Park to Host Twelfth Night

Head over to Humboldt Park Boathouse to enjoy a free performance of Twelfth Night on Thursday, Aug. 11th and Friday, Aug. 12th at 6:30p.m. Grab a blanket or lawn chair,… Read more »

Labor Workers Accuse Chicago ICE with Racial Profiling

Labor Workers Accuse Chicago ICE with Racial Profiling

By: Ashmar Mandou A huge rally took over the parking lot of a Shell Gas station on the north side Tuesday afternoon to denounce ICE’s civil rights violations affecting labor… Read more »

CPS Ofrece 13 Celebraciones de Regreso a la Escuela en la Ciudad

CPS Ofrece 13 Celebraciones de Regreso a la Escuela en la Ciudad

Las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago (CPS) anunciaron que ofrecerán celebraciones de Regreso a la Escuela en la cuidad este mes, para ayudar a los estudiantes y a sus familias a… Read more »

Trabajadores Laborales Acusan a Chicago ICE de Perfil Racial

Trabajadores Laborales Acusan a Chicago ICE de Perfil Racial

Por Ashmar Mandou Una enorme manifestación tuvo lugar en una gasolinera Shell Gas en el sector norte, el martes en la tarde, para denunciar violaciones de ICE a los derechos… Read more »